With all the  buzz  about B&N's plight these days, I decided to resurrect an open letter that four of us wrote to Microsoft last M...

Today's Guest blogger is S. M. Harding, author of 24 published short stories, photographer, and editor of   Writing Murder , a collectio...

We at the Outfit are delighted to welcome CJ Lyons, one of the most well known indie authors around to the Outfit. She's got what sounds...

by Jamie Freveletti   I am pleased to announce that the book I wrote for the Estate of Robert Ludlum is on sale today! Several people ...

A   niece of mine recently had her class read The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells, and she wrote to ask me why I thought the...

False Impressions , the 6 th suspense novel in the Izzy McNeil series will be released in a few weeks. The cover shows a piece of art, ...

There's a very cool write-up of the round-robin short story several members of the Outfit (including yours truly) wrote at the Apri...

Ellie's baaacckkk! Now you can read (or re-read) the award-winning suspense series featuring Ellie Foreman, a single mother and vid...

Ask this question to anyone who works at 26th and Cal (the hub of Chicago's criminal legal world and the busiest court system in the n...

A must read (and slightly zany) article in Chicago Magazine this month: The Mob's Last Gasp

      April 28, 2012   10:00 AM - 2:00 PM   The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National P...

by Libby Hellmann Interested in winning a Kindle Fire? If so, come on over here to find out more. The contest is running now. Thanks.

Acckk... It's almost here! On Tuesday, April 17, at 6 PM (Eastern time so plan accordingly), Libby Hellmann will be talking about A BITT...

by Jamie Freveletti The Romantic Times Convention  is in Chicago this weekend and The Outfit members will be there ...